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Step Six: Placing the Menu
1. When you have finished go back to the Main Stage by clicking on the Tab:
2. If your Graphics Layer is not locked, lock it:
3. Click on the Insert Layer button:
4. Rename the new Layer to: Buttons
5. If your Library is closed, open it: Window - Library (F11)
6. Drag from the Library on to the Stage all your: Movie Clips (Not the Buttons)
7. Position the Movie Clips to the Left and just: Off Stage
8. You may want to use your Align Panel to get them in a straight line and spaced evenly: Window - Align (Ctrl K)
The Movie Clips are on the left and are just off stage.
9. If the Property Inspector is closed, open it: Window - Properties (Ctrl F3)
10. Select the first Movie Clip and give it an Instance Name of: MC1
Note: Do not type a space between the MC and the 1. It must be one word: MC1
The Instance Name for:MC1
11. Give as Instance Name the next Movie Clip: MC2
12. Give Instance Names to the rest of the buttons: MC3 etc.
13. You may need to re-arrange the order of the Layers. They should look like this:
The Layer Order has been changed.
Note: The Menu Bar needs to cover the Buttons which is why it is the top Layer. The Buttons should swing onto the Stage over the Graphics.
2. If your Graphics Layer is not locked, lock it:
3. Click on the Insert Layer button:
4. Rename the new Layer to: Buttons
5. If your Library is closed, open it: Window - Library (F11)
6. Drag from the Library on to the Stage all your: Movie Clips (Not the Buttons)
7. Position the Movie Clips to the Left and just: Off Stage
8. You may want to use your Align Panel to get them in a straight line and spaced evenly: Window - Align (Ctrl K)
The Movie Clips are on the left and are just off stage.
9. If the Property Inspector is closed, open it: Window - Properties (Ctrl F3)
10. Select the first Movie Clip and give it an Instance Name of: MC1
Note: Do not type a space between the MC and the 1. It must be one word: MC1
The Instance Name for:MC1
11. Give as Instance Name the next Movie Clip: MC2
12. Give Instance Names to the rest of the buttons: MC3 etc.
13. You may need to re-arrange the order of the Layers. They should look like this:
The Layer Order has been changed.
Note: The Menu Bar needs to cover the Buttons which is why it is the top Layer. The Buttons should swing onto the Stage over the Graphics.
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